Cow Parade Sculpture By Hartford Artist Sells For Record $150,000 — To Luci Baines Johnson

Forget what the economists say — it’s a bull market. At least it was in Austin, Texas this week when former First Daughter Luci Baines Johnson paid $150,000 for “Penny Bull,” a life-size sculpture of a longhorn steer at the auction following the city’s Cow Parade.

It was the highest price ever paid for a Cow Parade sculpture — and it was made by Hartford artist Tao Labossiere. The one-of-a-kind art cows fetch about $7,500 each at auction, on average. Read full story on the Hartford Courant website.

CowParade Austin Live Auction

Sunday, Nov. 13, more than 1,200 attendees witnessed a public art auction unlike anything seen in Austin before when 40 incredibly artistic cows found new homes, raising $1.49 million for The Superhero Kids Endowment at the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. Held at The Moody Theater at ACL Live, the “Famous Austin Art Cow Auction” featured The Tonight Show’s Jay Leno and famous auctioneer Spanky Assiter. Read full story on cowparadeaustin.com